Junior Data Analyst

Department

The Corporate Planning division, located in Brussels, consists of several departments: The corporate planning department in charge of Group Controlling & Daikin Europe controlling, the Business Analytics department, and the Internal controls & J-Sox department.

The division is responsible for drilling down the strategy into annual budgets and realizing the group targets. This is done in cooperation with all sales and manufacturing entities, as well as with other departments in Daikin Europe. As a backbone for group-wide reporting, the department takes care of the management of the sales-, margin-, and pricing data, as well as collecting and reporting market intelligence. Our mission is to safeguard and manage profitability, via periodic reporting to top-management, close follow-up and by proposing countermeasure actions.

Furthermore, the division is responsible for the development and implementation of corporate governance and internal controls in the group (e.g. J-SOx and system access).

The vacancy is in the Business Analytics Department.

Function

• The department is playing a leading role in the roll-out of actionable dashboards in sales, service and supply related departments and affiliates.  You will write functional and business requirements to create the data models and develop PBI reports for these roll outs.
• You are in close cooperation with business to understand their needs and requirements. You are able to look at these needs and requirements in the perspective of business and in the perspective of functional requirements.
• You will be member of different project teams, who are involved in SAP/Azure projects at Headquarter and affiliates.
• Together with our IT department you search what tools, functionalities and data the business needs to analyse and steer the business. At Daikin we aim to continuously improve and be at the forefront of new developments.
• You'll be the driver behind the move towards more data driven business in EMEA. 
• You will promote the development of innovative new data and reporting platforms in collaboration with business and IT across all departments and Daikin Affiliates.

Your profile

• You have a master degree in Business Economics, Finance, Accounting, Math or Data Science
• You already have a 2-3 years of experience in a similar role as data analyst or business analyst, preferably in a complex and big organisation.
• You have a strong understanding of ETL processes and can guide the IT department in structuring tables, relationships, and dimension mappings correctly. Basic knowledge of data warehousing (SAP BW, Microsoft Azure, Databricks) is a plus.
• You are proficient in DAX, following best practices and handling complex statements such as calculation groups and parameter tables. Experience with Tabular Editor for centralized DAX management is preferred.
• You develop Power BI dashboards and reports, transforming user input into proactive data visualizations that facilitate decision-making. You have experience optimizing report performance using tools like DAX Studio, Report Analyzer, DAX Optimizer, and ALM Toolkit (a plus).
• You have a basic understanding of source systems such as SAP PR2 (S/4HANA), CRM, and CEC.
• You have experience in building sales-related reports, including sales analysis, pipeline tracking, gross margin variation, SG&A tracking, and P&L analysis.
• You are proactive and think outside the box to drive innovative solutions.
• You have the ability to understand & challenge the needs of customers and to formalize the derived requirements
• Outstanding collaboration, listening, written and verbal communication skills
• You are result-driven with a strong focus on improvements     

What we offer

At Daikin, you can count on a varied job with an international market leader that stimulates its people to grow and to work together. We offer you an open ended contract. You will be given extensive training and will be well supported from the start. The position carries a competitive salary and a package of extra-legal benefits.  This function offers an excellent stepping stone to take on more responsibilities in a planning-oriented function or a detachment abroad at one of our EMEA affiliates. 

Daikin Europe N.V.

Daikin Europe N.V. is the EMEA headquarters of the Japanese company, Daikin Industries Ltd. We design, manufacture and distribute air conditioning and heating systems for commercial, residential and industrial applications. Our headquarters are located in Brussels and Ostend, but through our sales networks we also have a presence throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

We are the market leader in the field of air conditioning and also offer Total Comfort Solutions in the fields of cooling, heating, ventilation and related techniques.

In addition, as a company we are constantly expanding, with extensive international contacts, a pleasant, stimulating working environment, extensive training and coaching, ... Daikin Europe N.V. has many trump cards. However, our highly motivated employees are our greatest asset. That is why we are always looking for new talent.